Rawalpindi railway station
Rawalpindi Railway Station راولپنڈی ریلوے اسٹیشن | |||||||||||
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Rawalpindi railway station - main entrance | |||||||||||
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| Location | Station Road, Rawalpindi, Punjab 46000 Pakistan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°36′13″N 73°02′54″E / 33.6036°N 73.0483°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 502 metres (1,647 ft) | ||||||||||
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| Line(s) | Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line Islamabad–Muzaffarabad Branch Line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 5
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| Tracks | 11
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| Structure type | Standard (On Ground Station) | ||||||||||
| Platform levels | 2 | ||||||||||
| Parking | Available | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Available | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Available | ||||||||||
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| Status | Functional | ||||||||||
| Station code | RWP | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | Pakistan Railways Rawalpindi Zone | ||||||||||
| Website | https://www.pakrail.gov.pk/ | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1881 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2019 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | No | ||||||||||
| Previous names | North Western State Railway | ||||||||||
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Rawalpindi Railway Station (Urdu and Punjabi: راولپنڈی ریلوے اسٹیشن) is located in Saddar area of Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan. It is one of several major stops on the Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line. The nearest Saddar Metrobus Station, part of the Rawalpindi-Islamabad Metrobus is 20 minutes (1.5 km) walk away.
From Rawalpindi Railway Station trains go to various cities of Pakistan including Karachi, Lahore, Quetta, Peshawar, Gujranwala, Sargodha, Gujarat, Multan, Faisalabad, Bahawalpur, Rahimyar Khan, Jhang, Hyderabad, Nawabshah, Sukkar, Jehlum, Haripur, Nowshera, Sibi, Attock, Larkana, Kohat, Khanewal, Mianwali, Dera Ghazi Khan, Bhakkar, Gujar Khan, Sialkot, Narowal, Sahiwal, Okara, Mandi Bahauddin and Jacobabad included. Every train stops at Rawalpindi railway station for half an hour.